ShamsiCal vs Nowruz App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShamsiCal
Easily view and manage the Persian calendar with accurate date conversions and official holidays. Get instant access to daily and monthly views through home and lock screen widgets. Enjoy a clean, native iOS design with full dark mode support.
- Accurate Persian calendar engine
- Gregorian to Persian date conversion
- Official holiday tracking
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Dark Mode support
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ShamsiCal keeps the Persian calendar within reach, from your Home Screen to your wrist. See today’s Persian date at a glance, browse the full month, and convert between Persian and Gregorian dates. Keep track of occasions and calendar events with widgets that fit naturally into your day. Key Features: - Persian calendar with official holidays and easy month navigation - Calendar events alongside Persian occasions - Built-in Persian and Gregorian date converter - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including larger month and agenda layouts - Siri and Shortcuts actions for quick access to calendar features - Keyboard shortcuts on iPad for common actions - Native design with Liquid Glass on supported versions - Dark Mode support On Apple Watch: - Today’s date with a background inspired by the current season - Digital Crown scrolling from today’s details to the full month - Easy navigation between months - Widgets with seasonal backgrounds and complications for quick date checks Your Persian calendar, always within reach.
Nowruz App
This app displays Persian, lunar, and Gregorian dates, along with the days remaining in the year. It offers a collection of poems by Hafez and Khayyam, with features for sharing and personalization.
- Persian, lunar, Gregorian date display
- Days remaining in year
- Hafez and Khayyam poetry
- Poem sharing
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Date and poem widgets
- Poem search
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- نمایش تاریخ شمسی، قمری و میلادی - نمایش تعداد روزهای گذشته و باقیمانده از سال - شعر حافظ و خیام - رونوشت و یا ارسال بیت و یا شعر - مشاهده‌ی شعر در وبسایت گنجور - نمایش اشعار و رنگ‌آمیزی جدید برای روز جدید و یا پس از هر بار بستن کامل و باز کردن مجدد برنامه - با بستن کامل و باز کردن مجدد برنامه می‌توانید تفأل بزنید - ویجت تاریخ - ویجت شعر - شخصی‌سازی طرح و رنگ و عکس زمینه - شخصی‌سازی طرح و رنگ کارت - شخصی‌سازی فونت - شخصی‌سازی ظاهر روشن و تیره - شخصی‌سازی رنگ آیکون برنامه - نمایش غزلیات حافظ با لمس نام حافظ - نمایش رباعیات خیام با لمس نام خیام - جستجو در اشعار
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nowruz App at 5.0 against ShamsiCal's 4.4. Nowruz App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). ShamsiCal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (176 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nowruz App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ShamsiCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nowruz App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShamsiCal has 176 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of ShamsiCal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nowruz App's.
ShamsiCal ships an update every 5 weeks, Nowruz App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShamsiCal | Nowruz App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alireza Khoddam | Reza Takhshid |
Customer experience
ShamsiCal
Nowruz App
Bugs and requests
ShamsiCal
Reported bugs
8 issues- Islamic calendar displays dates one day ahead
- Widget doesn't appear on iPhone homescreen for some users
- App doesn't update date on homescreen without opening app
- Widget sizing issues in notification center
- Installation fails on some devices
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- Widget not visible in notification center
- Scrolling/jumping issues on iPhone 6
- Settings cannot be changed on some devices
Requested features
16 requests- Add Iranian holidays and events display
- Add Afghan/Dari language support for month names
- Implement full calendar month view with all days
- Add Apple Watch app and watch face complications
- Allow navigation between months and years
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- Highlight holidays in red color
- Add Persian digital clock widget
- Implement widget color customization
- Add font customization options
- Support for Farsi digital fonts (e.g., B Nazanin)
- Restore English language widget option
- Add live widget that updates without opening app
- Include more widget design variations
- Add feedback/contact section in app
- Fix Islamic calendar date accuracy
- Add Afghan cultural events and occasions
Nowruz App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShamsiCal
No in-app purchases
Nowruz App
- 1x$1.99
- 2x$3.99
- 3x$9.99
